Free Web NovelChapter 324: Chapter 47: What to Do Besides Being Shocked?
「Several hours earlier.」
October 4, 2015. Near the exploration camp for the Secret Realm in the vicinity of the Kunlun Mountain Range.
During the period when the Space-Time Sect was controlled and shut down by Garuda.
Inside the Central camp’s command room, more than four Holy Seats, seven holographic projections, and twenty-one high-level operatives were on high alert, monitoring the situation within the Secret Realm. free𝑤ebnovel.com
The Math Saint and the Artisan Saint, who were leading, frowned deeply. The camera feeds from most of the exploration personnel had been completely blocked, leaving the screens black. All the researchers were at a loss, silent and unsure of what to do. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
"What’s the current situation inside the Seal?"
Another Holy Seat’s figure hastily appeared via a remote holographic link. This was the Seeking Saint, who was in charge of exploration and long-range communication systems. She was rather old, and not even Extraordinary Power could do much to reverse it; she was now in a wheelchair. That was why this exploration mission, which she should have overseen, had been handed over to her juniors.
Despite the sudden turn of events, her tone remained as decisive as ever. "Ordinary communication Orbits are indeed useless now, but the Secret Realm exploration team should be equipped with the highest-Tier Three Realms Neighboring Array, which can transmit messages across worlds."
"There are no problems. But the biggest problem is that there are no problems."
The Math Saint had seen his share of turmoil. Before becoming a Holy Seat, he had even gone to the battlefields of the border Extraordinary Worlds, clashing with their neighbors to the west and north. He was by no means weak.
But even so, his thoughts were now in disarray. "The readings from inside the Seal show chaotic space-time, and some controller has sealed the Secret Realm Gate... But all the life-sign detectors, Soul Lamps, and other Magical Artifacts show that not a single person on the exploration team has died. No one is even injured. Their condition is excellent... Could they all have been captured?"
In the first moments without communication, the Math Saint couldn’t help but worry and assume the worst. Since the enemy had made a move, they must be confident. They couldn’t possibly have made such a huge move just to test the waters, could they? They weren’t teenagers. Who didn’t know that a rash move was equivalent to giving the enemy a chance to become alert and mount a defense?
’Since they were able to bypass the permissions in the Kunlun Secret Realm, they can’t be that foolish.’
The Military Saint had just arrived. The old man, who was bald with snow-white eyebrows, was getting up to speed on the situation. The other Military Saint arrived soon after. The arrival of these two Holy Seats, representing Zhengguo’s special and conventional forces, meant the military was already on high alert. Even thermonuclear weapons were on standby, ready for full-scale suppressive fire or even a direct nuclear strike the moment the situation changed.
Of course, that was on the condition that they rescued everyone from the Secret Realm first—every single person inside was the future of Zhengguo.
Just then, a reaction from the Otherworld was finally detected within the passage.
"I considered the possibility of Demons and Evils inside, but I never imagined the Kunlun Secret Realm would lead directly to another world."
One of the projected Holy Seats sighed. It was the Literary Saint, who was in charge of the Central database and various Extraordinary Classics. "The Classics never mentioned this."
Of course, even though the Classics didn’t mention it, this wasn’t surprising. The Immortal Gods left behind the Classics for the sake of passing down their legacy, not to file detailed action reports. With their powerful memories, they naturally had no need for pen and paper.
"Didn’t Professor Su warn us about this before?"
One of the researchers whispered to another.
"He said it might be suppressing some Great Demon—but suppressing an entire world is only barely related, if at all."
Another researcher shook his head. "This whole thing... Ah! The comms are back up!"
With communications reestablished, the situation improved greatly. The one now communicating with the outside world was the elder Xuan Lu of the Black Tortoise Xuan Family.
Inside the Secret Realm, this was right when Garuda had been defeated and the passage to the Otherworld had opened.
Xuan Lu reported this, adding his speculation that the enemy possessed a degree of intelligence, unlike the mindless Magical Beasts the European Union had encountered in their invasions.
"Intelligent beings from an Otherworld? Is this an invasion by an Otherworldly army? Even if their numbers are smaller, that’s terrifying. These are enemies with intelligence, with a system!"
"We still underestimated the dangers of the Secret Realm." The Artisan Saint slammed his hand on the table in regret. Everyone understood his complex feelings and didn’t say anything.
In truth, most people hadn’t considered exploring the Kunlun Secret Realm to be particularly dangerous. For the Zhengguo Government, which held the legacy, it was like an ancestral home left behind by their forefathers. At worst, it would be overgrown with weeds from neglect and might still have a few old traps for fending off beasts. Who could have imagined the situation inside would be so complex, that there would even be a Space-Time Passage connecting to another world!
"What’s the situation? Are you all okay?"
The Seeking Saint and Xuan Lu were of the same generation, but Xuan Lu still walked normally thanks to his Black Tortoise Bloodline. Meanwhile, the Military Saint at the side had started to frown. He was conferring with the Artifice Sage, preparing to remotely order the Number Two Strategic Force to high alert. If the situation became untenable, he would wait for the Teleportation Array to activate and bring everyone out, then order a hydrogen bomb to be dropped right in.
’The legacy can be lost, but the enemies from the Otherworld must die. Better to be a shattered jade than an intact tile. Even if our ancestors’ legacy is destroyed, we can never let those Monsters have it!’
The one-eyed Military Saint standing beside him narrowed his eye, his mind already turning. ’Although I’ve long had a plan for a war with an Otherworld, we still don’t know what kind of society they have. They could very well be a modern civilization just like us, perhaps even more powerful.’
